Donald Trump and General James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis board Trump’s 757 to fly to Fayetteville, North Carolina ‘Thank You’ rally. General Mattis was selected by Trump to serve as U.S. Secretary Of Defense. To take the job, Mattis will need Congress to pass legislation to bypass a federal law stating that defense secretaries must not have been on active duty in the previous seven years. Congress has granted a similar exemption just once, when Gen. George C. Marshall was appointed to the job in 1950. A waiver is expected to easily pass the House but eight democrat votes may be needed in the Senate. >>> Read more about General Mattis.